RECENT NEWS

Amid the increasing incidence of syphilis in the UK, Oxoid is offering clinical laboratories convenient tools for the reliable diagnosis of syphilis infection.

Research presented by BAPEN (The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) demonstrates that screening for malnutrition can pick up patients who are at risk but who are currently missed. It can also be used to predict hospital admissions and mortality.

A30-minute, near-patient test for diseases such as meningitis and the superbug MRSA has taken a step towards development, thanks to a £400,000 boost.

New coating technology being developed by Glasgow University could have implications both for implant wearers and for drug development pipelines, researchers are hoping.

Siemens Medical Solutions is partnering with the Medical Diagnostic & Imaging Group (MDI), which provides one stop solution centres for patient care, providing consultation, diagnosis and specific treatment. .

Vanguard Healthcare, the UK's leading supplier of mobile medical facilities, has chosen to equip its new mobile endoscopy unit with a MEDICA Biopure Rinsewater System from ELGAProcess Water. The unit, the first of its kind in the UK, provides an instant endoscopy service for hospitals that have either no existing service or high waiting lists for specialist investigations such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and cystoscopy.

Siemens Medical Solutions is now offering a smaller, powerful tool to visualise the entire heart during diagnostic procedures: the Acuson AcuNav 8F ultrasound catheter.

Canterbury Christ Church University is the first university in the UK to pilot MRSA-protected uniforms.

One of the world's foremost brain imaging research facilities has received a major boost after being awarded £6.74 million in funding over five years by the Wellcome Trust.

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have suggested that a variation in the gene that processes folate could be a cause of clubfoot.

OrthoView plans to extend its range of clinical functionality by working with True Life Anatomy (TLA) to provide 3D visualisation with trauma fracture reduction and 3D templating for specialised orthopaedic procedures.

The Royal Free Hospital in North West London has used funds from the NHS Innovation Fund to implement an out-of-hours automated booking service.

The second and third modules of the Safe Foundations education programme that puts patient safety at the heart of training for junior doctors have been launched by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).